Chapter 2762 Intermission 1

"Your Excellency, Commander, the battle report is out. In this morning's battle, our aircraft carrier squadron successfully sank one Japanese fleet aircraft carrier, severely damaged two, and moderately damaged one. The Japanese navy's aircraft carrier almost lost its large-scale attack capability, and Our two aircraft carriers, the Constellation and the Raider, were sunk, and a seaplane carrier was sunk. The Zeppelin was moderately damaged. At least in terms of fleet aviation, we and the Japanese are already at the same level." Ma Jifen told Sims reports.

"Very good, we are at least a little further away from the abyss of failure. Is there any other news about the Japanese fleet?" Sims said after taking a breath.

"All the Japanese battleships are here, and all 13 battleships are present. We will use 11 battleships and some armored cruisers to fight 13 of them. Moreover, the Japanese also have some land-based aviation forces in this sea area. They are deployed At the airport in the Talau Islands,” Sims said.

"How has the weather been these past few days?" Sims then asked,

"Similar to the past few days, the sky is clear and clear. In the following battle, there will be no tricks at all, only head-to-head combat." Ma Jifen said.

"So has the engagement plan been drawn up?" Sims asked.

"It has been decided that we will pass through the Talao Islands along this route at night two days later. If we follow the fleet's speed of 18 knots, we will enter area F at dawn tomorrow. If the Japanese want to If we want to intercept us, then a large-scale fleet battle will definitely break out between us. Three hours after dawn, we will completely get rid of the land-based bomber combat radius of Talao Island, unless the Japanese buy their bombers It’s a one-way ticket,” said Magiffin.

"Haha, looking at the current situation, I feel that the Japanese are likely to buy one-way tickets for their pilots." Sims said meaningfully.

"If that's the case, our situation is a bit bad. We have no advantage in terms of the strength of our battleships, and we have to withstand a wave of bombings from the other side. But fortunately, we still have ways to deal with it." Ma Jifen said.

"Are there any new developments in fleet operations?" Sims asked.

"No, at least we don't have a better way. The Japanese fleet is faster than us, and our route is fixed. Our fuel and situation no longer allow us to have more choices. They have the initiative in the battle. We Almost all battleships cannot be called indestructible under the threat of 16-inch and 15-inch artillery. Our only breaking points are the Japanese battlecruisers and old-fashioned dreadnoughts. The Japanese have many breaking points, and we are at a disadvantage. "

"We can only pray that we can get a breakthrough by killing King Kong-class and old battleships before the opponent kills our capital ships. At the same time, we hope that our destroyer squadron can perform better.

"Mgiffin said.

"Okay, let's go as planned. Let's get ready. It's our turn in two days!" Sims said firmly.

At this time, just when the Americans were ready to resolutely break through the blockade of the Japanese fleet and embark on their way home, the top brass of the Japanese combined fleet exploded. It must be said that this battle brought great consequences to the Japanese. It was a huge shock! The battle situation has become clear. The German and American fleets can barely use about 60% of the Japanese fleet's aviation power to launch such an attack. This has greatly changed the Japanese's understanding of the Americans' tactical capabilities. To be honest, this wave, The Americans' plan was very successful!

Although most of this battle was commanded by Betty, the Japanese did not let Betty take too much blame. After all, the root of the problem lay in Japanese intelligence errors, and Betty's plan was also formulated based on incorrect intelligence. To take the blame, it was also the intelligence agency of the Japanese Navy.

To be honest, some of Betty's details in this battle still saved many Japanese and their warships. If he hadn't released the fighter jets immediately after releasing the first wave of attack aircraft against all opinions, then the Japanese fleet would have been The results will be worse. It is certain that we will sink two aircraft carriers! As for the Fengxiang that sank in the battle, it was actually the result of not fully implementing Betty's orders. Otherwise, with better luck, not a single aircraft carrier of the Japanese Navy would be sunk.

Therefore, although the outcome of this battle was very bad, Betty's behavior was considered by the Japanese Navy as an effective remedial action. After the battle, Betty and others still appeared in the high-level conference room of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

As a result, the Japanese retreated somewhat. Some people suggested that they should wait until another aircraft carrier is in place before fighting the Americans? This idea made Betty and Sturdy sneer. Isn’t this referring to retreat as turning in? To put it bluntly, I was a little scared and didn’t want to fight! Waiting for the arrival of two more aircraft carriers? If you can say this, it will be at least a week before the other two aircraft carriers arrive. By this time, the US fleet must have returned to Pearl Harbor, right?

"Everyone, although we have sunk 5 aircraft carriers of the US Navy in previous battles, these achievements are still too small compared to our losses. Although the combined fleet has enough fuel reserves to support more than 2 years, although the battle Lagen Island is not the only oil field, but I must remind everyone that the loss of millions of tons of fuel oil and refining capacity here will have an extremely serious impact on your country's economy. Many ships and ships in your country Industrial and mining enterprises will lose cheap fuel supply, the gasoline needed for aircraft and the diesel needed for heavy-duty vehicles will be reduced, and oil exports are an important input for your country. Although we have preserved our military strength intact, we have to say that in the overall situation of the country, In terms of strength, your country has been significantly weakened."

"Your country's economy and fuel supply need to be adjusted, and this takes time. How to buy time? Naturally, we can only delay the US military's counterattack through a series of attacks. Just imagine, if we let the US fleet go back like this, Then after they go back and take a short rest, they can form a new fleet with the aircraft carrier fleet that is still in the mainland. They will soon take over the Bismarck Islands, and it is even possible to land in New Guinea before we come back. And what about us? We? It will take about half a year to completely repair these three aircraft carriers."

"The Americans can launch a desperate blow when the situation is severe! Use the remaining aircraft carriers to hit us hard, so why doesn't the Japanese navy dare to fight the U.S. fleet when the overall strength is superior? Only the battleship that hit Sims hard Detachment, we have a chance to gain about half a year, we have a chance to receive new battleships and aircraft carriers, and adjust Japan's economy and fuel supply. Therefore, the question we have to consider now is not whether to fight again, but how It's a matter of hitting!" Betty said seriously.

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